Tag: European Central Bank
TPI bond purchase program: CDU criticizes the ECB
ECB President Christine Lagarde According to the CDU, the ECB should not step in as a helper, but the European rescue fund ESM. (Photo: AP) Berlin There will be sharp…
Prices in the euro area rise by 8.9 percent
Madrid market Basic foods are also becoming increasingly expensive. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt The inflation rate in the euro area rose by 8.9 percent in July compared to the same month…
Prices in the euro area rise by 8.9 percent
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt The central bank had raised interest rates for the first time in eleven years last week. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The inflation rate in the euro area…
Prices in the euro area rise by 8.9 percent
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt The central bank had raised interest rates for the first time in eleven years last week. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The inflation rate in the euro zone…
Economists raise their inflation forecasts for the euro area
Euro symbol at the old ECB headquarters The European Central Bank is reacting to the persistently rising consumer prices by raising the key interest rate. (Photo: imago images / Ralph…
Anti-inflation policy: Grotesque overconfidence
Concerted action against inflation Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) chaired the meeting in the Chancellery. (Photo: dpa) The first inflation summit in the Chancellery did not bring any great results. That…
Luck in the oligopoly: one pays, one collects
In November 2023 there is a special anniversary in Germany: 50 years earlier, the government issued a driving ban due to the oil crisis and a delivery stop by Opec,…
Monetary policy does not have to regulate them
Unlike in the USA, for example, home prices are not included in the inflation measurement in the euro zone, while residential rents are taken into account in the Harmonized Index…
Council meeting: ECB leaves interest rates unchanged
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt The central bank intends to reduce its bond purchases in the coming months as planned. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) is…
Council meeting: ECB leaves interest rates unchanged
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt The central bank intends to reduce its bond purchases in the coming months as planned. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) is…
Inflation in the euro area rises to 7.5 percent
Record values at the pump Prices in the euro area are rising significantly. The increase in energy prices is particularly pronounced. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf/Frankfurt In view of the very high…
Inflation in the euro area rises to 7.5 percent
Record values at the pump Prices in the euro area are rising significantly. The increase in energy prices is particularly pronounced. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf/Frankfurt The inflation rate in the euro…
Inflation in the euro area rises to 7.5 percent
Record values at the pump Prices in the euro area are rising significantly. The increase in energy prices is particularly pronounced. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf/Frankfurt The inflation rate in the euro…
Lagarde sees permanently changed inflation dynamics
ECB President Christine Lagarde The ECB will ensure that monetary policy is implemented smoothly. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt For a long time, ECB President Christine Lagarde described the high inflation in…
ECB throttles bond purchases faster than planned
Christine Lagarde When making statements, the President of the ECB must always ensure that the risk premiums on the yields on government bonds of more heavily indebted countries do not…
Inflation in the euro area rises to 5.8 percent in February
ECB in Frankfurt am Main The next meeting of the Governing Council of the ECB is scheduled for March 10th. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The inflation rate in the euro area…
Gold price rises above $1900 – and defies rising interest rates
Gold bars in a vault Safe investments such as gold or the Swiss franc are currently moving back into focus. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Gold lives up to its reputation as…
Attack in the cargo business – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
the critical question is almost as old as the company itself: How does Amazon actually want to grow? Well, so far the group has always managed to open up new…
Central bank sticks to expansive monetary policy
ECB in Frankfurt am Main The high inflation in the euro area is heating up the debate. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) is leaving…
An inflation shock for the ECB – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
The reality hits ECB President Christine Lagarde sensitively before today’s Council meeting – because now the financial community is puzzling over when she and her crew will raise interest rates.…